FEBRUARY 2004

INSIDENorfolk Naval Shipyard Commander Praises EB Team For Their Work • 2

Army Salutes EB For Support Of Employees CalledTo Active Duty • 3

Keeping The Lid On: Carpenters Find A Better Way • 4

Navy Awards Electric Boat $21.8 Million In New Work • 5

General Dynamics Was Fourth Largest DefenseContractor In 2003 • 5

Machine Shop Makes Crucial PaperworkStronger, More Robust • 6

EB Employee Rescues Man In Burning Car • 7

Technical Lecture Series Restarts in March • 7

Retirees • 8

SSGN Conversion Work Accelerates At EB West • 8

EB & L&M Teaming Up For Health • 9

Classified • 10

Service Awards • 11

Groton Shuttle Service Gets New Wheels • 12

USS Seawolf Returns To Shipyard For SRA

Arriving from the sub base with a dusting of snow, USS Seawolf (SSN-21) enters Graving

Dock 2, where it will undergo a Selected Restricted Availability. During the peak of the

seven-month work period, up to 630 employees will be assigned to Seawolf.

2 I February 2004 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS

Norfolk Naval Shipyard CommanderPraises EB Team ForTheir Work

A team of 10 outside machinists (242) led by Russell Perkins traveled to NorfolkNaval Shipyard in Virginia to support work on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)recently as part of the Navy's “One Shipyard” initiative supporting all operationalfleet units. The commander of Norfolk Naval Shipyard specifically commendedtheir outstanding performance in a message to EB President John Casey. Seatedare, from left, Eugene Tillinghast, Keith Decesare, George Turner and RussellPerkins. Standing are, from left, Adophe Kmon, Mark Gavitt, George Gregory, Francis Tessier and Charles Lobato. Missing from the photo is Alfred Gulowsen.

Dan Barrett, Editor

Dean R. Jacobowitz, Contributing Editor

Bob Gallo, Gary Hall, Gary Slater, Photography

Crystal Smith, Editorial Assistant

Electric Boat News ispublished monthly by thePublic Affairs Department, 75 Eastern Point Road,Groton, CT 06340

Phone (860) 433-8202

Fax (860) 433-8054

Emaildbarrett@ebmail.gdeb.com

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I February 2004 I 3

Army Salutes EB For Support Of Employees Called To Active Duty

The U.S. Army has recognized Electric Boat for itssupport of employees in the Reserve or NationalGuard who have been called to active duty.

In a recent letter, Gen. Larry Ellis, commander – U.S.Army Forces Command, wrote: “The mobilization of val-ued employees to active military duty requires a sacrificethat many employers do not understand. The hardship you

endured in ‘keeping Americarunning’ without your citizen-soldiers exhibits the highestdegree of patriotism and makesour nation the greatest in theworld.

“When challenged by theforces of evil, Americaresponded. As long as our sol-diers are trained and ready, weensure the security of our homesand freedom from tyrannyworldwide. Your continued sup-port of citizen-soldiers is vital tothat effort.

“In my travels throughout ourcountry, many employers tell mehow honored they are to supportthe Guardsmen and Reservists intheir companies during this diffi-cult and challenging time. Any

soldier will tell you that kind of support from the ‘homefront’ is crucial to mission accomplishment.

“Please understand that your contribution and that ofyour employees have been a key part of the Army’s suc-cessful fight in the global war on terrorism. Again, pleaseaccept my heartfelt thanks for what you do for the Armyand your country.”

Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 30 Electric Boatemployees have been called to active duty.

“The mobilization of valued

employees to active

military duty requires a

sacrifice that many

employers do not

understand. The hardship

you endured in ‘keeping

America running’ without

your citizen-soldiers

exhibits the highest degree

of patriotism and makes

our nation the greatest in

the world.”

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From left, foremanRick Longo and carpenter JohnBenoit (both of 252)show off new lockrings that make theprocess of sealinghazardous wastedrums quicker, easier and safer.Missing from thephoto is carpenterJoe Guerra (252).

After watching new hires struggleto lock the lids on hazardouswaste drums, two carpenters

and their foreman agreed that there had tobe an easier way to seal them.

So, after initiating a process improve-ment, John Benoit and Joe Guerra and fore-man Rick Longo (all of 252) did a littleresearch on the alternatives and found anew lock ring that makes the job a snap.EB has since purchased a few dozen, andthey have already won favor among manycarpenters.

“It’s a benefit for the worker because ofthe ease of opening a drum and locking itback up again,” Benoit said. “And it’s safer,too, because we used to hurt our fingersopening the older, bolt-equipped rings.”

Longo said the bolt rings, when properlyinstalled, would seal the drums in accor-dance with Electric Boat and state environ-mental regulations. Trouble is, if the boltwas stripped, or the ring wasn’t weldedproperly by the manufacturer, the lid couldsometimes be pulled off by hand, resulting

“It’s a benefit for the worker

because of the ease of opening a

drum and locking it back up again,

and it’s safer, too, because we

used to hurt our fingers opening

the older, bolt-equipped rings.”

– John Benoit (252)

continued on page 5

Keeping The Lid On: Carpenters Find A Better Way

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I February 2004 I 5

in an environmental discrepancy reportfrom EB’s Environmental Managementgroup, which conducts daily audits of thecompany’s hazmat drums.

“We kept getting these discrepancyreports due to the problems we were hav-ing with the bolt rings,” Longo said.Because they work every time, the lockrings have eliminated the discrepancies.

Benoit said another benefit of the lockrings is that they can be applied orremoved without any tools. This is espe-cially beneficial for an employee who hasto make repeated trips to the same hazmatdrum throughout the workday, becausesuch a drum must be resealed each and

every time.Longo said the state Department of

Transportation requires that bolt rings beinstalled on a drum when it is removedfrom the shipyard for disposal, whichmeans the lock rings can remain behind foruse again and again. And at only $7 apiece,he said, they’re a real bargain.

Rock Martel (670), chief of processimprovement for Groton Operations, saidthe lock rings were first tried out in theMold In Place workshop in the South Yard,but have proved so successful that they’llnow be distributed for use throughout theshipyard.

“Clearly it’s the right thing to do,” hesaid.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Elec-tric Boat a $15.6 million contractmodification to manufacture and

procure long-lead-time material requiredfor the conversion of the USS Georgia(SSBN-729) Trident ballistic-missile sub-marines to a Trident SSGN, a multimissionsubmarine optimized for tactical strike andspecial-operations support.

This award modifies a five-year, $443million contract announced in September2002 for design and related support workto convert the first four Trident ballistic-missile submarines to an SSGN configura-tion. If all options are exercised andfunded, the contract will be worth a total of$847 million.

The long-lead-time manufacturing effortincludes material acquisition, manufactur-

ing, inspection, test and storage. The con-version is scheduled to take place at Nor-folk Naval Shipyard in Virginia beginningin October 2005.

Additionally, the U.S. Navy awardedElectric Boat a $6.2 million contractoption to provide on-board repair parts forthe Virginia-class submarine Hawaii(SSN-776).

Work will be performed at Electric Boatin Groton (55 percent) and NorthropGrumman Newport News (45 percent) inVirginia, EB’s teammate in the Virginia-class submarine program.

The option was exercised under the $4.2billion contract awarded to Electric Boat inSeptember 1998 for the construction of thefirst four Virginia-class submarines.

General DynamicsWas FourthLargest DefenseContractor In 2003The Department of Defense hasannounced the top 10 defense contractors for fiscal 2003. They were:

(IN BILLIONS)

1. Lockheed Martin Corp. $21.9

2. The Boeing Co. 17.3

3. Northrop Grumman Corp. 11.1

4. General Dynamics Corp. 8.2

5. Raytheon Co. 7.9

6. United Technologies Corp. 4.5

7. Halliburton Co. 3.9

8. General Electric Co. 2.8

9. Science Applications 2.6International Corp.

10. Computer Sciences Corp. 2.5

In fiscal 2003, DoD prime contractawards totaled $209 billion, $28.2 billion more than in fiscal 2002.

CONTRACTROUNDUP

continued from page 4

Navy Awards Electric Boat $21.8 Million In New Work

It’s not easy being a piece of paper,especially in the Electric Boat shipyard.

One type of EB document that has aparticularly tough time is a traveler, a formthat literally follows a component around asit is being manufactured.

Until recently, travelers were protectedby nothing more than a plastic bag as theymade their rounds. As a result, they weresubject to wear and tear in the manufactur-ing environment, requiring EB to recreatethem from scratch if damaged or lost.

Tired of seeing time and money wasted,Machine Shop foreman Robert Reed (100)asked production planner Jonathan Palmer(355) to make the travelers more durable bycreating special binders for them. Palmer

took the idea and ran with it, not onlyadding binders but printing the travelers onheavier paper.

“The notebooks just make them morevisible and more durable,” Reed said of theprocess improvement. “I don’t think we’vehad one damaged or lost since we startedthis seven or eight months ago.”

“I used to have to search for travelersevery day,” Palmer said, referring to theones in plastic bags. “That’s what startedthis. I’d scream at Bob about it.

“Some of the jobs in the Machine Shoptake over a year to do,” Palmer continued.“They’ll travel about 3 or 4 miles throughthe shop, back and forth. And the travelershave to go with them.”

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Machine ShopMakes Crucial

PaperworkStronger,

More RobustAbove from left, machinist foreman RobertReed (100) and production planner JonathanPalmer (355) display new traveler notebooks,which are much more durable than travelers inplastic bags. continued on page 7

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I February 2004 I 7

TECHNICAL LECTURE SERIESRestarts in March

continued from page 6

Reed said the bagged travelers could bemistaken for scrap and thrown away, orcould otherwise get ruined from exposureto solvents, heat sources or other hazardsthat paper was not designed to withstand.

Palmer said not every traveler is beingconverted to the new style – only thosewhose components have the longest jour-ney through the Machine Shop.

Doug Bourque (100), senior manufactur-ing representative for the machinists,praised Reed and Palmer for creating moredurable travelers.

“These documents contain the signoffsby the tradespeople and their foremen, andby inspectors and so forth,” he said.“They’re the objective quality evidence forthe manufacture of that part. And now,thanks to Bob and Jon, they’re less apt toget lost or damaged.”

Electric Boat’s spring 2004 Technical Lecture Program will begin

March 4 when Greg Morea, Ernie Vetelino and Rob McDermott

provide an explanation of Digital Data Exchange.

The Tech Lecture Program was developed to provide employees with an

opportunity to familiarize themselves with the company’s products, services and

resources. The Tech Lectures are also designed to impart personal and profes- sional pride in Electric Boat products and the part employees play in the com-pany's various business activities.

Spring Program

Date Topic Hosts

March 11 Littoral Combat Ship Tom Plante

March 18 National Missile Defense Bill Lillie

March 25 CVN-21 Update Kevin Poitras, John Porter

April 1 EB's Return to Overhaul and Repair Rick Geschrei

April 15 Submarine Life Cycle Support John Padgett

April 22 Process Improvement Projects Deneen Thaxton

April 29 ASTUTE and Technology Larry Runkle, Transfer Issues (ITAR) Rose McBride

Program Information

■ Open to all employees

■ Lectures will be presented Thursdays at 2:30 PM and 4 PM in the Technology Center cafeteria. The lectures will be made available to all company sites by videocassette.

■ Attendance is voluntary; however, it is recorded. Employees who attend 60percent or more of the lectures in a series receive a certificate and letter forcommendable attendance.

■ No charge numbers are provided.

Check the Electric Boat intranet for updates to the program.

EB Employee Rescues ManFrom Burning Car

An Electric Boat employee who recently transferred to an

SSGN job in Puget Sound isbeing credited with helping a man out of aburning car following an accident lastmonth in Hansville, Wash.

Bill Osowski (802), a human resourceslabor representative, was stopped at a lightwaiting to make a left turn when a cardriven by a Hansville, Wash., man rear-ended him. Osowski said the other carcaught on fire, but the driver, apparentlydazed from the crash, wasn’t getting out ofhis car despite Osowski’s pleas to do so.

“The fire was getting bigger, so I tried toopen his door,” Osowski said. “It wasstuck, so I really tugged at it and finally gotit open. I yelled at him again to get out, buthe still didn’t respond. So basically Iyanked on his arm and sleeve, and hefinally came out of the car.

“I wasn’t going to let him sit there – Idon’t think anybody would have,” headded.

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PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, Wash

For the last three months, ElectricBoat’s team here has been pickingup the pace as it converts the Trident

submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726), into thenation’s first SSGN, a multimission platformdesigned for tactical strike and special oper-ations support.

“We started conversion onthe Ohio Nov. 19,” said SiteManager Mike Mulligan.“We’re currently engaged inheavy steel and piping instal-lation such as superstructure,foundations for the ASDS (amini-sub for SEALs), tankmodification and associatedpenetrations and piping.We’re also working on mis-sile-tube penetrations andinstalling large foundations.We’re scheduled to start testing the first missiletubes in March,” he said.

Currently, there are more than 300 workersengaged in the USS Ohio conversion. Ofthese, about 218 are EB employees from Gro-ton and Quonset Point; the remainder havebeen hired in the area, which is about an hourwest of Seattle by ferry. Of the total work-force, about two thirds are skilled tradespeo-ple. The EB site comprises planning, engi-neering, materials and installation (production)departments as well as support organizations –quality, finance and human resources.

Puget Sound is the U.S. Navy’s third largestfleet concentration area. The Navy spendsabout $2.8 billion annually in the region,which is home to approximately 26,000 activeduty members, 16,000 civilian employees,6,000 drilling reservists, 80,000 family mem-bers, and 45,000 Navy retirees. Region instal-lations and facilities occupy more than 28,000acres.

According to Mulligan, managing a decen-tralized operation presents its own set of spe-cial challenges – chief among them the needto familiarize everyone on site with the workmethods and practices being used for the con-

version.“We have a significant number of local

hires as well as people from Groton andQuonset Point who are not familiar withworking on a commissioned vessel or atPSNS,” said Mulligan.

“Additionally, significant numbers of PugetSound tradespeople will beworking on the conversionthrough a partnership agree-ment between the companyand the shipyard. With thesubstantial amount of Sub-safe and Deep SubmergenceScope of Certification worknow ongoing as part of theconversion, it’s vitallyimportant that everyonereceives proper training inthe requirements of the workthey’re going to perform,”Mulligan said.

He described the management of the SSGNconversion operation as rewarding. “In thepast year we have accomplished a great deal.We’ve built the facilities, bought the tools andequipment, developed the work methods, andhired or relocated the people who will formthe core team for the conversion of both USSOhio and USS Michigan (SSBN-727). Theseachievements are attributable to the dedicationand hard work of the site team, and the senseof independence that 3,000 miles and threetime zones bring,” he said.

Looking forward, Mulligan said 2004 willpresent a full range of challenges. “We’ll fin-ish most of the exterior, missile-tube and lock-out-chamber work, undock the Ohio and fin-ish the conversion at a pier in another part ofthe shipyard,” he said. “We’ll also start con-version on the Michigan. By the end of theyear, we’ll more than double our trade man-ning on site to get the job done.”

Editor’s note: Meanwhile at Norfolk Naval Shipyard,a second Electric Boat SSGN conversion team isramping up to begin work on USS Florida (SSBN-728) and USS Georgia (SSBN-729). Activities at thatsite will be covered in future issues of EB News.

100 Huey Taylor38 yearsForeman

414 John F. Fichtman29 yearsEngineering Specialist

447 Dennise F. Cray27 yearsT/A Material

456 Patricia A. Rossi40 yearsA/A Administrative Aide

460 Robert E. Elms23 yearsSenior Engineer

508 Kenneth T. Guarneri40 yearsMfg Rep

641 David C. Elks26 yearsHR Staff Specialist

650 David E. Kickham38 yearsSenior Contrast Specialist

660 Joan Haberek40 yearsAdministrative Clerk

742 Louis Tirelli30 yearsPrincipal Engineer

904 William R. Caron28 yearsInstall Mech I

950 Robert L. Hendricks26 yearsProduction Planner

SSGN Conversion Work Accelerates At EB West

Currently, there are more

than 300 workers engaged in

the USS Ohio conversion. Of

these, about 218 are EB

employees from Groton and

Quonset Point; the remainder

have been hired in the area,

which is about an hour west

of Seattle by ferry.

Retirees

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I February 2004 I 9

If you’re in need of rehabilitationservices, you should know thatLawrence & Memorial Hospital

(L&M) has a facility on-site at Electric Boat. L&M’s Occupational Rehabilitation &

Physical Therapy Department is locateddirectly across from the shipyard’s Occupa-tional Health Clinic. For the convenience ofEB employees, the facility accommodates allshifts by opening early in the morning and

staying open late in the afternoon. Bothworkers’ compensation clients and privatehealth insurance patients are treated at thefacility, which welcomes referrals from out-side physicians and health care practitioners.

L&M’s services include treatment forsprains/strains, post-surgical rehabilitation,carpal tunnel treatment, consultation with acertified hand therapist, manual therapy, painrelief, back-care education, repetitive-strain

injury education, exercise programs, work-site evaluations and more.

If you’re interested in using L&M’s serv-ices, you’ll need a prescription for therapyfrom a doctor, physician’s assistant, nursepractitioner, dentist or chiropractor. You canthen call the office at 433-3142 or stop by tomake an appointment.

EB & L&MTeaming Up For Healthy Employees

Corey Hassett, left,and Ruth Moreau,both of L&M Hos-pital's facility on-site at ElectricBoat, prepare for afunctional capacityevaluation.

AUTOS/TRUCKS

CHEVY, 1977 – P-30 delivery truck,

Grumman Kurbomaster body,

gas Chevy V8 350 CI. Good

wrench motor, at, pb, ps, 16 ft. all

alum body, 2 swing out doors;

$3,800. 912-2302.

FORD ESCORT WAGON, 1993 –

red, at, ps, pb, no dents, good

paint, well maintained, 106k

miles; $1,200. 444-0818.

FORD F-150 TRUCK, 1984 – 1/2

ton black, 106k miles, 4 speed,

manual trans, straight 6 cyl, ps,

pb, no dents; $1,200. 444-0818.

FORD FOCUS 2x3, 2001 – black

w/black interior, excellent condi-

tion, 5 speed, a/c, abs, cd, 28/36

mpg, 30k miles; $6,500. 464-0128.

FORD RANGER, 2001 – 6 cyl,

auto, 4 wd, ac, stereo, cd, XLT, 4

door, 29.6k miles, silver, bedliner,

like new; $15,995 or best offer.

401-364-9421.

HONDA ACCORD, 1993 – LX, 5

speed, ac, pwr windows and

locks, am/fm cassette, cruise con-

trol, 165k miles; $2,399. 401-322-

9107.

AUTO PARTS

TRUXEDO TONNEAU COVER –

for 1997 – 2004 Dodge Dakota

Quad cab. Brand new in box,

never installed, color grey; $250.

446-4372.

BOATS

WEST MARINE INFLATABLE – by

Zodiac, model RU-260 with stor-

age bag, length 8’6”, excellent

condition, used only twice,

stored inside; $265. 464-5229 or

908-8952.

FURNITURE

BABY CRIB – “Whitewood Trad-

ing Co.” full length, turned spin-

dles at ends and sides, white,

well made and in good condi-

tion; $40. 464-6255.

MISCELLANEOUS

ADULT’S ROCKING CHAIR, type-

writer, man’s size 48 winter car

coat, Star Wars collectibles, Wolf-

schmidt Vodka framed mirror,

maracas, ravioli maker, studio

couch cover, vintage jewelry.

401-596-5788.

AMERICAN GIRL DOLL

CLOTHES and furniture, child’s

rocking chair, doll’s wooden cra-

dle, children’s books, collectible

35” doll, metal Tonka dune

buggy, Mickey Mouse earrings,

Crissy doll, crutches.

401-596-5788.

BABY CRIB – Simmons, great

condition; $75. 572-1833.

BATHROOM VANITY – 30 x 22,

maple with brownstone sink,

new; $100. 642-4165.

CUB CADET SNOWTHROWER –

2 cycle single stage 4 hp, tuned

up last winter, 20” wide; $150.

908-4580.

DISC/BELT SANDER – with stand,

industrial grade 9” disc, 6” belt,

runs great, some parts required if

needed; $45. 536-1190, leave

message.

DOUBLE HUNG WINDOW -

brand new, white Carole Indus-

tries model 1450. 0.50 U-Value

27 1/2” x 61’ 7/8” clear glazing;

$35. 464-6255.

LOAD HANDLER PICKUP,

UNLOADER – LH3000, unload up

to 3,000 lbs. in 30 seconds. Fits

most full size trucks; $125.

536-3274.

NORDIC TRACK SKI EXERCISE

MACHINE – Excel model, like

new, sturdy steel and wood con-

struction; $60 or best offer. 885-

0520 ask for Tim.

PANASONIC PORTABLE DVD –

7” screen, adapter and battery

pack; 10 movies played; $700.

434-2634.

SKIS – Kastle Equipe 150 cm

w/Marker M26 Bindings, $100;

youth Nordica boots size 3-4,

$15. 535-4355, evenings.

SNOWBOARD YOUTH – Burton

“Chopper”, 122 cm, $100; Burton

bindings, $30; Burton boots size

4, $50; Salomon boots size 7, $75;

all excellent condition. 535-4355,

evenings.

STATIONARY TABLE SAW – 10”,

w/sliding miter table and many

accessories included, like new;

$250. 536-1190, leave message.

SUBWOOFERS – (2) 12” Rock-

ford Fosgate Punch Z, 400 watt

max at 4 ohms w/box; $200 or

best offer, also have amp if inter-

ested. 235-9667.

WOOD STOVE – large all-nighter;

$150. 572-1833.

REAL ESTATE

CONDO – Sunset Beach, North

Carolina, 7 miles from Myrtle

Beach, South Carolina, on

Maples golf course, 3br/2ba, long

term lease, 6 months minimum.

401-539-8792.

VILLA – for rent, direct beach-

front, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

2br/2ba, full amenity package,

price range $1,200 - $2,000 week.

Available year round. 376-9029.

WANTED

AMERICAN FLYER – model

trains. 464-2653.

BUNK BEDS – with ladder.

447-9471.

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Classified Ad Form

Name

Dept. Ext.

One form per ad; 25 words per ad; two ad maximum perissue. No faxed or phoned-in ads.

Appliances

Autos / Trucks

Auto Parts

Boats

Computers

Furniture

Miscellaneous

Motorcycles

Pets

Real Estate /Rentals

Real Estate /Sales

Wanted

Include item description, price and home telephone (List area code if outside 860)

Circle category:

Mail to Crystal Smith • EB Classifieds • Department 605 • Station J88-10

$Classified

200 Steven A. Giesing229 Charles E. Sprague230 Clarence M. Brayman Jr243 Herbert G. Chappell243 Tommy D. Vickers246 George S. Martell248 Alan W. Patridge251 Efrain Mendez341 Keith A. Gould355 Frederick C. Butts423 Thomas J. Dumais Jr431 Linden C. Baton452 Daniel M. Castano456 Alan F. Clarke650 Mark R. Chartier795 John P. Sior

100 Domenic J. Paolucci100 John F. Timm227 Clarence Hill228 Richard E. Tyler229 William H. Berger229 James E. Clemens229 Alan T. Smith252 Andrew J. Miller248 Patrick K. Bearden248 Charles H. Monte272 Harold M. Rice

272 Rene L. St. Pierre274 Raymond L. Arbour Jr321 John F. Lang333 William D. Ponder333 William A. Rebello341 Mark S. Panosky355 James A. Carbone355 John A. Fitzpatrick405 Donald S. Slawski433 Joseph J. DeSandre448 John G. Dodge III449 Peter W. Champagne459 Matthew T. Forsberg II459 Michael B. Kennedy459 Francis J. Ledoux Sr459 Kenneth M. White460 James R. Hull496 Kenneth A. Walker501 Gerald T. Simonds604 James S. Hicks Jr642 Dayton T. Trehern650 Norman G. Ingham691 Kendall L. Adams706 David P. French911 Marvin J. Taul911 John H. Weiss957 John C. Kopka

229 Larry D. Crandall241 Arthur H. Caporale241 Frank S. Mather Jr241 Robert W. Rossi242 Charles H. Beckwith242 David E. Russ243 Richard L. Ratelle246 Margaret M. Fowl246 John J. Sylvester251 George S. Dunnack252 Burton W. Jacobs252 Jay M. Lopriore252 Sidney H. Petrie400 James M. Costello405 David L. Giambattista415 Kevin B. Johnston427 Edward R. Lemieux449 Nicholas J. Pedro452 John W. Casagranda453 Reginald G. Neto459 Thomas W. Bassett459 Arthur J. Hocking472 Michael J. Rzewuski501 Joseph L. Causey601 John P. Casey604 Robert A. Bunting643 Henrietta C. Gardella915 James E. Bridges915 Robert G. Gauthier936 Dennis A. Orlando950 Christel G. Wilcox

Service Awards

35 years

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25 years

30 years

226 Morris C. Page Jr243 Daniel J. Nelson252 Carlton F. Bray Sr252 Melvin Moreau Jr355 Peter J. Nulty405 Laurie A. Brodhead431 Jeffrey P. Page447 Kevin J. Oles447 Charles B. Shindell Jr449 Joseph W. Nimley452 Robert E. Gannon456 Edward T. Burke459 Eric A. Fallgren459 Anthony C. Giordano Jr459 Brian J. Jordan459 Steven L. Minick472 Patricia C. Rychlec495 Jeffrey L. Fout545 Keith R. Coppin545 Frank S. Kovalik626 Mary A. Loutrel702 Diane D. St. Germain902 Guy W. Drake911 Peter D. Slowinski911 Dennis R. Taillon915 Daniel C. Blair915 Ronald E. Kingsborough950 Pamela F. Thimas970 Gary L. Ashley

20 years

STANDARD PRESORTU.S. POSTAGE

P A I DGROTON, CT

PERMIT NO. 392

From left, Electric Boat driversMichael Gilman and Jim Mortimer(both of 545) stand alongside a2004 International school bus thatthe company recently purchasedfor its regular parking lot runs. Thebus will replace one of EB’s twoolder buses, both of which werebought new in 1986. Transportationforeman Walt Keane (545) said thenew bus will be a welcomechange, both for the drivers andpassengers. “This new one hasmany of the latest features,” he said. “It has safety features suchas padded seating and escapehatches, and it has air condition-ing, which the other buses don’thave. It also has a stereo system.And it’s an automatic, while theothers are standard shift. It’s reallyan improvement.”

Groton Shuttle Service Gets New Wheels